“Think of all the beauty that you left behind you.
You can take it if you want it, and then let it go.”

"This Is Not a Test".
She & Him : Volume One (2008)
Context: For those of you who thought you'd be forgotten,
The friends you've made will try their best, to make it so.
Think of all the beauty that you left behind you.
You can take it if you want it, and then let it go.

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American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter 1980

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